“This does not necessarily mean they need a full understanding of advanced Boolean logic for general information retrieval.”

In most cases, Stewart thinks users simply need a few more judiciously selected query terms and an understanding of how they work together.

More advanced search scenarios — for example, looking for genetic markers in the life sciences — will require more advanced techniques, but these can often be handled by the application itself, rather than overburdening the information seeker.

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